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2025 data, released 8 May 2026

2025 data, released 8 May 2026

Paulene

Paulene was not among the names given to 5 or more girls in 2025. Its best year was 1920, when it ranked 1227th with 40 babies. More babies were named Paulene in the 1920s than in any other decade.

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Rank in 2025
Not rankedgirls
Babies in 2025
0girls
Girls and boys
No babies recorded in the last five years2021–2025
Peak year
192040 babies
Total since 1880
1,416babies recorded

Paulene popularity since 1880

012.52537.550 1900192019401960198020002020
Girls Babies per year, US, from Social Security records. Years with fewer than 5 babies show as zero.
YearRank (girls)Babies (girls)
2025——
2020——
2010——
2000——
1990#14,5785
1980——
1970#7,7266
1960#2,28427
1950#2,23520
1940#2,08316
1930#1,69523
1920#1,22740
1910#2,7075
1900——
1890——
1880——

How popular is Paulene, counting every spelling?

Paulene has no other common spelling that sounds the same.

How old are people named Paulene?

About 600 people born in the US named Paulene are alive today, with a median age of 69; half are between 59 and 79. That makes Paulene a name most people associate with older generations.

0–910–1920–2930–3940–4950–5960–6970–7980–8990+
Estimated people alive in the US with the name, by age, mid-2026. The darker bar holds the median age.

Babies given the name each year (SSA) times the share of that birth year still alive (SSA life tables). Counts people born in the US only. Method.

Paulene by state

How common Paulene was among girls born in each state in 1918–1922, around its peak. In 48 states fewer than five girls a year got the name, too few for SSA to publish, so those states show as zero.

Alaska: fewer than 5 a yearAK–Maine: fewer than 5 a yearME–Wisconsin: fewer than 5 a yearWI–Vermont: fewer than 5 a yearVT–New Hampshire: fewer than 5 a yearNH–Washington: fewer than 5 a yearWA–Idaho: fewer than 5 a yearID–Montana: fewer than 5 a yearMT–North Dakota: fewer than 5 a yearND–Minnesota: fewer than 5 a yearMN–Illinois: fewer than 5 a yearIL–Michigan: fewer than 5 a yearMI–New York: fewer than 5 a yearNY–Massachusetts: fewer than 5 a yearMA–Oregon: fewer than 5 a yearOR–Nevada: fewer than 5 a yearNV–Wyoming: fewer than 5 a yearWY–South Dakota: fewer than 5 a yearSD–Iowa: fewer than 5 a yearIA–Indiana: fewer than 5 a yearIN–Ohio: 0.02 per 1,000 babiesOH0.02Pennsylvania: 0.02 per 1,000 babiesPA0.02New Jersey: fewer than 5 a yearNJ–Connecticut: fewer than 5 a yearCT–Rhode Island: fewer than 5 a yearRI–California: fewer than 5 a yearCA–Utah: fewer than 5 a yearUT–Colorado: fewer than 5 a yearCO–Nebraska: fewer than 5 a yearNE–Missouri: fewer than 5 a yearMO–Kentucky: 0.04 per 1,000 babiesKY0.04West Virginia: fewer than 5 a yearWV–Virginia: fewer than 5 a yearVA–Maryland: fewer than 5 a yearMD–Delaware: fewer than 5 a yearDE–Arizona: fewer than 5 a yearAZ–New Mexico: fewer than 5 a yearNM–Kansas: fewer than 5 a yearKS–Arkansas: fewer than 5 a yearAR–Tennessee: fewer than 5 a yearTN–North Carolina: fewer than 5 a yearNC–South Carolina: fewer than 5 a yearSC–District of Columbia: fewer than 5 a yearDC–Oklahoma: fewer than 5 a yearOK–Louisiana: fewer than 5 a yearLA–Mississippi: fewer than 5 a yearMS–Alabama: fewer than 5 a yearAL–Georgia: fewer than 5 a yearGA–Hawaii: fewer than 5 a yearHI–Texas: fewer than 5 a yearTX–Florida: fewer than 5 a yearFL–
Babies per 1,000 of the same sex, Paulene, girls, 1918–1922. Darker means more common.

Names with a similar history

These names rose and fell in step with Paulene: their share of US girls followed the most similar curve since 1880. If you like Paulene, they share its era and feel.

Questions about the name Paulene

How popular is the name Paulene?

Paulene was not among the names given to 5 or more girls in 2025. Its best year was 1920, when it ranked 1227th with 40 babies. More babies were named Paulene in the 1920s than in any other decade.

Is Paulene a boy or girl name?

No babies were given the name in 2021–2025. Historically it was given to 1,416 girls and 0 boys.

Where was Paulene most popular?

In 1918–1922, Paulene was most common in Kentucky (0.04 per 1,000 girls), followed by Pennsylvania and Ohio.